Oral Tooth Image Mapping for Precise Dental Health Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods do not provide a simple and effective way for users to monitor and manage their tooth health, leading to issues such as bacterial proliferation and dental diseases due to improper brushing and flossing.
Innovation Solution
A method and terminal device that utilize a tooth diagnostic device to measure tooth and interdental region state information, displaying it through a user interface, and allowing users to easily view and manage their dental health through a processor-based system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If tooth state measurement is performed using a tooth diagnostic device, then measurement precision of tooth state information is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a terminal device as an intermediary component that receives measurement data from the tooth diagnostic device and presents it to users in an accessible format. This mediator handles the complexity of data processing and presentation, allowing the measurement device to focus on its core function of accurate measurement while the terminal device manages the complexity of data interpretation and user interaction.
2Loss of information
If detailed tooth state information is provided to users, then information completeness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the comprehensive tooth state information into distinct, manageable components that can be individually selected and viewed by users. The measurement images are divided into multiple selectable regions representing different teeth or areas, allowing users to focus on specific areas of interest rather than being overwhelmed by a single complex comprehensive view.
3Measurement precision
If multiple tooth measurement images are provided for selection, then measurement precision is improved through accurate matching, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates multiple copies of tooth measurement images, each representing different views or aspects of tooth state. These copied images allow users to select and compare different representations without requiring complex real-time processing or transformation of the original measurement data, simplifying the system while maintaining measurement precision.
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AI summary
A method of managing teeth performed in a processor-based device includes: displaying a first oral measurement image including tooth measurement images in a tooth shape to measure state information of each of user's teeth; receiving state information of a target teeth of the user measured from a tooth diagnostic device; receiving a selection signal input for selecting a first tooth measurement image from among the tooth measurement images; matching state information of the target tooth with state information of the first tooth measurement image; and representing the state information of the first tooth measurement image in the first oral measurement image.